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    <updated_at>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:12 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:11:36 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A touching love story, this novel is set in two time periods Seattle during World War II and the 1980's. Henry Lee meets Keiko Okabe at the exclusive Ranier elementary schools and they form a strong bond.  Henry's family is first generation Chinese while Keiko's Japanese family considers themselves ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81792902">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6520929-wolf-hall">Wolf Hall: A Novel (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/58851.Hilary_Mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:27:59 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Winner of the Man Booker prize, Wolf Hall, is a gem of a novel. The reader is positioned behind the eyes of Thomas Cromwell in the 1520’s as he battles for Henry VIII in his resolve to divorce Catherine and marry Anne Boleyn. The character Cromwell as drawn by Mantel is smart, witty, shows moments...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81672545">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:52:53 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[What I enjoyed about this realistic YA novel was its uniqueness. The story is well done and it covers a powerful message about friendship without being preachy or trite. The territory is typical - private school, mother-daughter issues, parents divorcing,the new girl etc.<br/>Yet the friendship bet...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80985967">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:45:03 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A very good corporate thriller, Vanished captured my attention on page one. This book would appeal to someone who enjoys financial dealings along with government power playing. The pacing is excellent. I look forward to more novels with the character Nick Heller.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3389671.Jessica_s_Guide_to_Dating_on_the_Dark_Side">Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1428675.Beth_Fantaskey">Beth Fantaskey</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:52:45 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Add this novel to the long list of YA vampire romance novels. Surprisingly good, this novel creates a unique story with the strong characters of Jessica Packwood and Lucius Vladescu.  At the start of the book, Jessica knows she was adopted but is shocked to discover that she is vampire royalty and w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80092439">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:32:10 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This book is a new entry in the YA  steampunk genre. It was a welcome change of pace. The writing is excellent and the action moves well. If the YALSA award committees are looking for something new it might win some recognition this year.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6261122.Killer_Pizza">Killer Pizza (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2902.Greg_Taylor">Greg Taylor</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:28:07 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A fun middle school read for Stormbreaker fans. Be sure to read on a full stomach since a mysterious craving for pizza will hit the reader halfway through the book]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6369113-lips-touch">Lips Touch: Three Times (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/324620.Laini_Taylor">Laini Taylor</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:25:32 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[These three first kiss fantasy short stories are well written and vivid. I can understand why the National Book Committee selected it as a young adult nominee. Great characterization, interesting monsters and scary insights into hell and the afterlife. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4836308.The_Physick_Book_of_Deliverance_Dane">The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/342135.Katherine_Howe">Katherine Howe</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:19:59 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Although I found the historical information interesting, the supernatural aspects of the novel did not work for me. The mystery aspect was not hard to figure out and it was confusing and poorly edited. The Lace Reader was a better read about witchcraft and Salem.]]></body>
        
    
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